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Anyone planning on going? I understand these shows are big flops most of the time but remember hearing that Wilmington is one of the better ones
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for something like $12 you can roam around and see all sorts of guns, knives, safes, gun parts etc. How can anyone consider that a big flop??
because you can do that at most gun stores for free. again i have never been so im not trying to argue with anyone, just echoing what i have read in countless threads on this forum
Anyone planning on going? I understand these shows are big flops most of the time but remember hearing that Wilmington is one of the better ones
because you can do that at most gun stores for free. again i have never been so im not trying to argue with anyone, just echoing what i have read in countless threads on this forum
If you're gonna go get there when the doors open. That way you get in, scan, get any of the good stuff, talk to a few friends, and get out before the place is teeming with stealth-dropped fart gas from the geriatriacs and BO from a bunch of other people.
It still won't smell as bad as hamfest though.
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Linda Sue's customers are mostly blue collar family men. They come in, drink coffee, read the paper, order breakfast and make a little small talk with Linda Sue and the other waitress staff. The one and two dollar tips they leave Linda Sue are appreciated. Sometimes on Fridays a large group will sit at one table, and Linda Sue may make as much as $20 in tips for the table.
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All the shows are horrible wastes of time and money. No one goes anymore. The smell is terrible. There are no bargains ever. Everything is crazy overpriced and there is nothing there interesting or worth buying anyway. It's a complete waste. The shows have gone so far downhill that they should now be paying us to go. Stay away... you'll be glad you did.
Me? I'll be there in line bright and early on Saturday trying to beat the crowd.
I used to like this show because the ammo vendor in the back left corner of the building with a banner that said 308ammo.com would have pretty good deals and hard to find ammo. Wilmington was the only show he would work but unfortunately the promoters said they won't let him attend. Not sure if it was a falling out or the NY vendors secured a deal to be the only main players but either way it sucks.
I went to an indoor petting zoo at the shriners auditorium in Wilmington before - mother of god the place stunk to the hi-heavens. I think at one point I almost vomited on a miniature pony of some sort. My wife was not so lucky and was puking in the parking lot out front. This was quite possibly the worst experience of my life.
I went to an indoor petting zoo at the shriners auditorium in Wilmington before - mother of god the place stunk to the hi-heavens. I think at one point I almost vomited on a miniature pony of some sort. My wife was not so lucky and was puking in the parking lot out front. This was quite possibly the worst experience of my life.
All the shows are horrible wastes of time and money. No one goes anymore. The smell is terrible. There are no bargains ever. Everything is crazy overpriced and there is nothing there interesting or worth buying anyway. It's a complete waste. The shows have gone so far downhill that they should now be paying us to go. Stay away... you'll be glad you did.
Me? I'll be there in line bright and early on Saturday trying to beat the crowd.
I'll be not far behind.
i have never been so im not trying to argue with anyone, just echoing what i have read in countless threads on this forum